Adam Resurrected (Man, Son of a Dog) (1971), Yoram Kaniuk (book), Adam Resurrected (2009) (film)

Adam Resurrected (translit. Adam Ben Kelev) is a 2008 American-German-Israeli film, directed by Paul Schrader and adapted from Yoram Kaniuk's novel of the same name published in Israel in 1968 (the book's original name literally means "Man, son of a dog").




Jeff Goldblum stars as the titular character, alongside Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi and Ayelet Zurer. Several major German stars, including Moritz Bleibtreu, Veronica Ferres, Juliane Köhler and Joachim Król, play supporting roles.


Plot
The film follows the story of Adam Stein, a charismatic patient of a fictitious psychiatric asylum for Holocaust survivors in Israel, in 1961.


Cast
Jeff Goldblum - Adam Stein
Willem Dafoe - Commandant Klein
Derek Jacobi - Dr. Nathan Gross
Ayelet Zurer - Gina Grey
Hana Laszlo - Rachel Shwester
Joachim Król - Abe Wolfowitz
Jenya Dodina - Gretchen Stein


Release
The film was screened at several film festivals, including Telluride, Toronto, Mill Valley, AFI, Haifa Film Festival, Valladolid, the Palm Springs International Film Festival and the London Jewish Film Festival. It was released in Germany on January 22, 2009.


Reception
Adam Resurrected currently holds a 34% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes